BHB, Bank Islam contributes RM1.6m to Covid-19 efforts
BIMB Holdings Bhd and its wholly-owned subsidiary, Bank Islam Malaysia Bhd have pledged to contribute RM1.6 million to Covid-19 efforts. — Reuters pic
In a joint statement today, they said BHB contributed RM1.0 million to #MusaadahCOVID-19 Fund -- a fundraising programme initiated by Minister in the Prime Minister’s Department — to provide relief to Muslim and non-Muslim frontliners adversely affected by the outbreak. The Direct Relief Support Programme supplies food and necessities to universities, orphanages, old folks’ homes and homes for the disabled, as well as essentials and medical supplies to hospitals and district health clinics.
BIMB Holdings and Bank Islam chief executive officer, Mohd Muazzam Mohamed said the Covid-19 pandemic has taken a severe toll on the welfare of society and economic activities around the globe; more so on the medical fraternity and micro-entrepreneurs.
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